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STAR

steroidogenic acute regulatory protein
2 disorders 2 causative 8p11.23 gene with protein product
HGNC:11359MonarchNCBI Gene 6770ENSG00000147465UniProt P49675OMIM 600617

Aliases: STARD1.

Normal function · from ai-gene-review (P49675, commit 79fe13b38970) · AI-generated, not KB evidence

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Disorders

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DisorderRelationshipWhere the gene appears
Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia causative germline
mechanism: STAR-Dependent Mitochondrial Cholesterol Import Failure
subtype: Lipoid CAH
scoped to subtype: Lipoid CAH
Familial Glucocorticoid Deficiency causative germline
mechanism: STAR-Mediated Cholesterol Transport Deficiency
subtype: FGD3
scoped to subtype: FGD3

Identity from HGNC (snapshot 2026-10-01). Page layers are described in the gene pages documentation.